Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - September 03, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 3, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

Texas leads 1-0 (as of 9/3)

Game 1: Monday, September 3
Texas	8	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 4
Texas	3	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 5
Texas	7	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, September 6
Texas	5	Final in 10
Kansas City	4	Final in 10
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Rangers 8

(80-54, 37-29 away)

Royals 4

(60-74, 30-36 home)

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2:10 PM ET, September 3, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	9	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	8	0

W: Y. Darvish (14-9)

L: B. Chen (10-11)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	9	.265	.334	.435
E Andrus SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	22	.298	.362	.386
J Hamilton CF	4	1	1	1	0	3	19	.290	.355	.585
A Beltre 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	13	.318	.353	.546
N Cruz RF	2	3	1	1	1	0	20	.264	.331	.473
M Young DH	4	1	1	2	0	0	11	.267	.299	.350
D Murphy LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	23	.324	.401	.515
G Soto C	4	1	1	3	0	1	14	.233	.283	.372
M Olt 1B	3	0	0	0	0	3	16	.143	.257	.179
M Moreland 1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	.286	.332	.510
Totals	36	8	9	8	1	10	152
BATTING 2B: D Murphy (26, B Chen) HR: G Soto (3, 2nd inning off B Chen 2 on, 2 Out); J Hamilton (38, 3rd inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out); A Beltre (28, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); N Cruz (22, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); M Young (5, 9th inning off L Coleman 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: G Soto 3 (15), J Hamilton (114), A Beltre (85), N Cruz (80), M Young 2 (55) 2-out RBI: G Soto 3, J Hamilton Rangers RISP: 1-3 (G Soto 1-2, E Andrus 0-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 2 (M Moreland-E Andrus-M Moreland, E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Moreland). Outfield Assist: N Cruz (T Abreu at 2nd base).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Y Darvish (W, 14-9)	7.0	3	3	3	1	6	0	87-60	4.29
M Adams (H, 25)	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	19-12	2.60
J Nathan	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	2.41
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	1	6	0	121-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Y Darvish 20/25; M Adams 2/4; J Nathan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Y Darvish 18-13-12-17; M Adams 4-0-4-4; J Nathan 6-0-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 8-7; M Adams 2-0; J Nathan 3-0 Game Scores: Y Darvish 64

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Lough RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	10	.357	.357	.429
T Abreu SS	4	1	2	3	0	0	17	.361	.361	.472
A Gordon LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	13	.297	.368	.447
B Butler DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.309	.374	.503
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.254	.308	.441
L Cain CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.243	.298	.368
E Hosmer 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.240	.310	.368
B Pena C	3	1	1	0	0	1	13	.247	.278	.330
J Giavotella 2B	2	1	1	0	1	1	19	.228	.261	.263
Totals	32	4	8	4	1	6	121
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (45, Y Darvish) 3B: T Abreu (1, Y Darvish) RBI: T Abreu 3 (10), A Gordon (60) 2-out RBI: T Abreu 3, A Gordon GIDP: D Lough, L Cain Royals RISP: 3-6 (T Abreu 2-2, A Gordon 1-1, D Lough 0-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 0-1) Team LOB: 2
BASERUNNING SB: D Lough (1, 2nd base off Y Darvish/G Soto)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen (L, 10-11)	6.0	6	6	6	1	5	4	101-71	5.28
L Coleman	2.0	1	2	2	0	4	1	31-22	4.19
F Bueno	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	20-11	1.64
Totals	9.0	9	8	8	1	10	5	152-104
PITCHING L Coleman pitched to 2 batters in the 9th HBP: N Cruz (By L Coleman) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 15/25; L Coleman 2/8; F Bueno 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 14-17-22-18; L Coleman 6-7-6-3; F Bueno 1-1-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 2-11; L Coleman 1-1; F Bueno 0-2 Game Scores: B Chen 40

Scoring Summary

			TEX	KC
	2nd	G Soto homered to left center (407 feet), N Cruz and D Murphy scored.	3	0
	3rd	J Hamilton homered to right center (435 feet).	4	0
	6th	A Beltre homered to left (392 feet).	5	0
	6th	N Cruz homered to left (408 feet).	6	0
	6th	T Abreu tripled to deep right center, J Giavotella and D Lough scored.	6	2
	6th	A Gordon doubled to left, T Abreu scored.	6	3
	8th	T Abreu singled to right, B Pena scored, T Abreu out stretching at second.	6	4
	9th	M Young homered to left center (413 feet), N Cruz scored.	8	4
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Game Notes

ADRIAN BELTRE AND NELSON CRUZ OF THE RANGERS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE SIXTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	22,207 (58.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:40
Weather	90 degrees, sunny
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Paul Schrieber